Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §215
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 215 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “strong” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered القلوب (al-qlúb), تشدّدوا (tshdddúá), تخافوا (tkháfúá), ذا (dhá), إلهکم (ʾilhkm), انتهی (inthí), آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh) as “fearful heart, be strong, fear not, your God, verse, blessed”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered تشدّدوا (tshdddúá), تخافوا (tkháfúá), ذا (dhá), إلهکم (ʾilhkm), انتهی (inthí), آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh), دليل (dlíl), بر (br) as “be strong, fear not, your God, verse, blessed, is a proof, of”
SE expanded to “is a proof”
SE rendered آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh), دليل (dlíl), بر (br), عظمت (ʿẓmt), ظهور (ẓhúr), عظمت (ʿẓmt), امر (imr), چه (chh), نفخه (nfkhh) as “verse, blessed, is a proof, of, greatness, Revelation, Cause, blast”
SE rendered بر (br), عظمت (ʿẓmt), ظهور (ẓhúr), عظمت (ʿẓmt), امر (imr), چه (chh), نفخه (nfkhh), صور (ṣúr), عالم (ʿálm), مضطرب (mḍṭrb), مينمايد (mínmáyd) as “of, greatness, Revelation, Cause, blast, trumpet, world, confusion, must needs spread”
This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “setteth”, “maketh” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “converteth”, “recount”, “feeleth” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Well is it”
SE rendered خوف (khúf), احاطه (iḥáṭh), ميکند (míknd), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفسيکه (nfsíkh), بنور (bnúr), توکّل (túkkl), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “throughout, hath, Well is it, of, with him who, light, trust, detachment”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered احاطه (iḥáṭh), ميکند (míknd), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفسيکه (nfsíkh), بنور (bnúr), توکّل (túkkl), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “throughout, hath, Well is it, of, with him who, light, trust, detachment”
SE expanded to “with him who”
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will not hinder”
This form usually rendered as “alarm” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk), نطق (nṭq), لسان (lsán), البيان (al-bíán), امرا (imrá), لدی (ldí), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), القویّ (al-qúyy) as “Thus, spoken, Tongue, Utterance, as bidden by, Him Who is the, All-Powerful, Strong”
This form usually rendered as “merciful”, “mercy”, “compassionate” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the”
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “It is now”
This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (44 occurrences)
SE rendered کلمات (klmát), عاليات (ʿálíát), هر (hr), يک (yk), بحور (bḥúr), معانی (mʿání), بيان (bíán), مستور (mstúr), تفکّر (tfkkr) as “words, sublime, in each, oceans, inner meaning, explanation, hidden, to ponder”
SE expanded to “with the utmost”
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)
SE rendered بمقصد (bmqṣd), اقصی (iqṣí), ذروه (dhrúh), عليا (ʿlíá), مطلع (mṭlʿ), افق (ifq), نداست (ndást), فائز (fáʾz), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “Goal, Supreme, Sublime Summit, - the, dawning-place, Voice, attain, may enable”